The RSS game is wide open.
RSS aggregators are back in the feeding frenzy.
But then, the tribe of feed readers was already there…we mostly had time for the king.
Google Reader will be dead in a couple of months.
Long live the King!
Now, it’s time to look at the princelings.
We have looked at quite a few interestingGoogle Reader alternatives.
Feedly is perhaps the heir apparent.
Then there are the interesting characters likeFeedRollerand FeedBooster.
Throw in some slicker Google Reader wannabes and you have your crowd.
With these good feed reading tools, why should we look at specialized RSS extensions (for Chrome)?
Maybe, just for the one-click accessibility they bring.
The extension makes up for Chrome’s lack of RSS support.
Handling feed subscriptions is one of them.
Chrome doesn’t have native RSS handling capabilities, so we look towards the Web Store for replacements.
I won’t get into the nitty-gritty here as Justin showed ushow to add Firefox-Style RSS feedswith Foxish.
But go under the hood and it gives you quite a few customization options without betraying its simplicity.
you might import and export OPML files.
I found the refresh speed to be slightly slow, but that could be my connection too.
It is designed to give you an overview of your RSS account and track your read and unread counts.
It syncs with Google Reader but that’s not going to matter.
After installing the extension, it will auto-detect the RSS feed.
Social shares are broken down by networks as you’re able to see in the screenshots.
It is slightly limiting because it works with a single RSS feed.
The usual suspects like Feedly missing?
Is there any super extension that’s missing from this list?
I would also be interested to know about your current choice for a feed reader.
Drop in and comment.
